CREEL Takes Home 11 Gold Ink Awards;Our Personal Best

LAS VEGAS, NV (August 26, 2014) — CREEL Printing has once again been recognized for printing excellence, bringing home 11 Gold Ink Awards — its most ever. As one of the competition’s most awarded firms, CREEL dominated the “Consumer Magazine” category, capturing seven honors, including the Gold.

CREEL’s winning entries span high-end fashion and entertainment magazines, event programs, magazine covers, and softcover books. Each honor was achieved on behalf of longtime customers for whom CREEL provides a host of services across printing, publishing solutions, and supply chain support. CREEL also won a Gold in “Magazine Covers” with V87 Magazine’sprinted plastic overlay cover, collaboratively produced with Deux-Points.

The Gold Ink Awards is considered the industry’s premier accolade. It is judged by recognized experts who painstakingly discriminate print quality, technical difficulty, and overall visual effectiveness. This year’s contest was highly competitive, drawing more than 1,000 contributions from across the globe. CREEL and other winners will be recognized at the Gold Ink Awards & Hall of Fame Gala at Graph Expo in September.

“Receiving 11 wins is humbling. We are so proud of this high honor,” said Allan G. Creel, President of CREEL Printing. “Our staff is one of the best in the business. Their innovative thinking, craftsmanship, diligence, and eye for detail strive to help our customers truly stand out. These awards help us know that we have achieved this.”

Founded in 1953, CREEL Printing is one of the most tenured and awarded family-owned enterprises in the world of print. Ranked among the top 50 commercial printers, 10 largest publication printers, and 10 largest commercial digital printers, CREEL’s capabilities span full-color web and sheetfed printing, variable digital production, digital editioning, integrated publishing and digital solutions, web-based storefronts, digital rights management, mobile marketing, and more. CREEL runs a state-of-the-art, 250,000-square-foot headquarters in Las Vegas and two expansive digital facilities. The company acquired Digital Lizard in 2011. CREEL holds G7 master certifications and environmental tri-certification, along with numerous mailing, production, and lean manufacturing distinctions. The company runs three shifts, operating 24/7.

CREEL Printing, strategically located in Las Vegas is the 24/7 resource for trade show and convention printing. Our core business has been the convention and trade show industry for over 40 years. We are a respected and integral part of the convention services industry. Our clients benefit from reduced printing and shipping costs and enjoy an unparalleled trade show experience.

For smaller short run projects CREEL is home to the largest digital printing facility in the Western United States – 24 hour turnaround is guaranteed. Full color digital printing and variable data capabilities are at your fingertips 24/7.

eXpoprint Mobile Division encompasses a broad menu of services specifically designed to meet the needs of trade show clients.

One Step Ahead of the competition takes innovation. The Expo Print reputation as an industry leader was founded on innovative thinking, ideas, new technology and most importantly for our client’s, their growth and success.

Relationships with carriers, transit teams, and global partners result in volume discounts that translate into cost savings for clients. Plain and simple, shipping, inventory and distribution regardless of the size or scope is simple with CREEL’s logistics support.

Logistics plans can be modeled, analyzed, visualized and viewed by clients using optimization software tools. Clients can track shipments and view scheduled deliveries as they occur.

“Printing is an art form dating back centuries, but equipment doesn’t have to be centuries old.”

Allan G. Creel

Continued reinvestment in cutting edge hardware and a commitment to customers have made Creel a respected industry leader. Modern, clean and well maintained equipment, managed and operated by highly skilled craftsman is as much a key to the quality, look and feel of any finished project as the copy and content within it.

The production floor at Creel’s Las Vegas facility houses an arsenal of cutting edge technologies and unrivaled capabilities. Equipment, location and delivery methods have made Creel the most highly sought after publication, catalog and convention/show daily printer in the U.S

During the production process, having the ability to perform real time proofing and file submission is critical to a smooth and productive workflow.

State of the art, reliable workflow technology that keeps pace with changing technology requires vision. This is perhaps the most important part of the production process. The process of uploading files and proofing should be simple, fast and color accurate.

With a reputation for leading the industry in new technology and support, CREEL’s prepress team works 24/7 monitoring and assisting clients every step of the way. Online (soft proofing), or hard proofs sent to your door, CREEL strives to maintain the highest level of quality prepress support possible. With such a vast landscape to cover in software support CREEL’s broad expertise results in rich color and clean content for the printed page.

CiPS- Creel Interactive Publishing Solution.CIPS is a secure internet based file submission and approval process that allows clients to submit and view print projects using any web browser. Multiple users can submit and approve pages and all can view the project in a flat plan, single page or dual page format.